escort cosworth full build update 28/5/11 , its home

[svony]

Nice work there... Thanks for the motivation, I need to remove my rear suspension and fuel lines so I can start cleaning mine also. As above, are you using a rattle can, or air gun to apply the coating?

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[xr4x4rs]

im using a compressor and shultz gun, and the stone chp i think is hammerite, which goes like a rubber feel and can be painted over

[Munch]

good project, nice to see you stuck inn so soon!

[xr4x4rs]

ive been on it since it got delivered lol, will proberbly be working on it virtually every day now until im at a stage i need to buy bits and then wait for them to turn up lol

[fezzajsy]

looking good mate..

[xr4x4rs]

well its all painted underneath and laquered, im just waiting for the fumes to die down then ill get some pics, i certainly wont be ever doing that again on my back thats for sure, its turned out better than i hoped, though the engine bay has a bit of silicon here and there and some crow feet but i an sort the crow feet at a ater date as its on the wing bit

pics up later

[fezzajsy]

[xr4x4rs]

pics of the underside all finished

















engine bay



next is to send stuff off for powder coating and to start putting back together

[hai07222]

Looks good underneith

[carlo]

Looking good mate

[tore_tj]

looks great

[Tev]

looking good fella, let me know when ur off to the powder coaters ive got some stuff i neeed doin

[xr4x4rs]

im going to try a new powdercoaters, so let me see how these turn out forst, mo doubt i got loads more that need doing

[RS__vanman]

rich what powdercoaters you gonna try

[bailey1]

looking good mate.was gonna buy this when it was on ebay

[xr4x4rs]

Originally Posted by RS__vanman

rich what powdercoaters you gonna try

the one up bayton rd industrial estate, went down there today, gona drop my bits off tomorrow as there at the blasters at the minute

[ital_cossie]

top work! keep up with updates!

[rsdene]

looks great mate, well done

[AlexD]

Looks ace mate.. .

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[CraigoScott]

looks stunning! keep up the hard work!

[Simmo]

Great project fella, nice to see another one bought as a shell and then built!!!

Underside looks spot on, not a job I wanna do again in a hurry!!!

[jona bona]

Nice work. Iv got to start a thread on here jus become a member. Im doin the same as you took me escos off the road for the winter at about the same stage to got everything striped ready to coat the underneith.I noticed youve but this on cruise to this to. I live just up the road from you i live near bulkington. So if you need a hand or want to compare something let me no

[El Grand Tomismola]

Excellent work there mate.

You fancy doing mine???

LOL



Seriously tho, I have much admiration for you, I wish I had done this on mine years ago, I have slowly got back to a decent car now, but yours will be on another level

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[B13 RUF]

nicw one!

[xr4x4rs]

Originally Posted by jona bona

Nice work. Iv got to start a thread on here jus become a member. Im doin the same as you took me escos off the road for the winter at about the same stage to got everything striped ready to coat the underneith.I noticed youve but this on cruise to this to. I live just up the road from you i live near bulkington. So if you need a hand or want to compare something let me no

yes mate, i put it on there to show chew and everyone whats involved in a project like this lol, do you have the grey/black one

if so i was speaking to doddy to ask you if you could pop round with yours so i could take a look at some stuff lol

[xr4x4rs]

all my stuff is in the powdercoaters today so hopefully by next week the rear end should be back together bar brakes

just waiting on some heat barrier stuff so i can sort the inner wing, bulkhead and gearbox tunnel out so it doesnt melt the paint and i can wrap the loom up in it aswell as im going to ue a 2wd manifold

just gota go down ford and ee what parts are available still aswell lol

[jona bona]

yeah thats the one mate lol. did you used to own the sierra n were on about changin the runnin gear for skyline gear

[xr4x4rs]

yep that was me

had all the tunnel done and everything, but just came to a point i couldnt be bothered to build the car and was going to buy a skyline gtr until i seen this escort lol

[jona bona]

yeah no what u mean i got like that with me first ford. But you cant beat a ford

[xr4x4rs]

small update

got my rear beam, roll bars, hubs etc back from powdercoaters, so just need to get some bushes, wheel bearings, driveshafts, brakes etc to get the rear beam in so pics of that when the time comes

ive refitted the wiring loom back in, trying to work out where each bit goes





now the car came with no tailgate wiring, so i went down a scrap yard and got a couple of grommits and the tailgate wiring complete from a mk6

colour codes were different so i replaced it all inc the 3 pin connector, so im not going to know if it works until i connect the battery up but i carnt see it not working



just need to get the grommit for this wire



then i was left with the boot release and boot light switch, no one had a loom and no one would split one, so as it was only 3 wires i made my own, as i had 2 connectors that were the same colour coded wires as in the tailgate, so im hoping that these are the boot release etc

so made the start of the loom first with all new wires



then was to feed them through the tailgate and through the roof with the grommit aswell









then from the roof down in the rear quarter





then to doin the connectors up and mount them out the way





all mounted and connected inside the tailgate aswell



and now i have both grommits as they should be, 1 for screen jet and the other for boot release



i also wanted to heat prrof my inner wing and chassis leg on the drivers side, so bought 2 rolls of heat barrier tape and got to work, hopefully this will do its job as it should





went to ford to buy a new bulkhead bush as my one was in 3 pieces aswell so this is all fitted with its original heatshield on teh out side aswell





then i cleaned the fuel fillar neck up and put that back together





now the plan is to snad the boot floor down and just give it a quick lick of paint to try and bring it back up as it should be, so ill update on this when i do it

its getting there slowly, but as its coming p for xmas i just have to watch what i spend on the car at the minute

[Simmo]

Good work!!!

Where did you get the tape from?... I might do the same to mine and get rid of the bulkhead sound deadening...

[El Grand Tomismola]

Good stuff - following this all the way now

How much was your steering bush from Ford?

[xr4x4rs]

got the tape off ebay

bush was Ł5.06 from ford

[jona bona]

looking good bud yours is coming along alot quicker then mine wish i had a garage i could get the car in to work on it its startin to get abit cold now

[xr4x4rs]

cold isnt the word mate, even with the garage i have 2 heaters on, 2 halogen lights for heat, and wrapped up in fleeces and puffer jackets and im still freezing lol

but these things have to be done, god help me when i have to change the brakes and a wheel stud on my mondeo soon as mot is up in january

[sexr3i]

lookin good matey. I will get round at some point before it's finished lol.

[iftikhar]

wow well done mate ! keep it up !!!!!!!!!

[oilcosworth]

Great work mate looks really good so far

[Munch]

keep it up buddy, your soon have it finished at this rate

[Brian]

Looking good


Brian